He’s the sure-shot No. 1 player on a surefire No. 1 seed. And soon, John Wall could be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, a feat—believe it or not—no Kentucky Wildcat has ever pulled off. After leading the Wildcats to their 44th SEC championship and breaking the school’s freshman scoring record, Wall was…
John Wall wins Sporting News Freshman of the Year award
John Wall’s 2 turnovers in final 75 seconds were huge part of Vols win
From SportingNews.com: “Fair or not, though, Tennessee‘s win isn’t the story of this game for national college basketball viewers: as always, the spotlight is on Kentucky and its star. And today, it’s a harsh one. By squandering chances to help his team claw all the way back in the second half, John Wall did his part…
The Sporting News picks Patrick Patterson for its preseason All-American team
He joins Willie Warren of Oklahoma, Luke Harangody of Notre Dame, Sherrod Collins of Kansas and Devin Ebanks of West Virginia. Read article.
Kentucky is ranked 4th in AP preseason Top 25
Kansas is the runaway choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press’ preseason college basketball poll. Read article.
Kentucky’s Patrick Patterson is the nation’s best power forward
Per Mike Decourcy of SportingNews.com, “His confinement to the center position ended when John Calipari was hired as coach. Patterson (6-9, 235) will have the liberty to function away from the basket, but having the handcuffs removed doesn’t free him from the responsibility to play inside when it counts.” Read article.